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January 18, 2022

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi eyes comeback after ‘bunga bunga’ scandal

Billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has been in and out of the hospital in recent years, and in and out of court for many more. But at 85, what he is said to really want is to be back in power. 

January 10, 2022

COVID-19: Italy targets unvaccinated people with new restrictions

Italy targeted the unvaccinated with new COVID restrictions Monday, with proof of vaccination or recovery from a recent infection required to enter places like public transport, coffee shops and gyms.

December 25, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.

December 6, 2021

Italy makes life uncomfortable for unvaccinated people

Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people this holiday season, excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums starting Monday to reduce the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots.

December 4, 2021

Italian man tried to use fake arm to avoid COVID vaccination: report

An Italian man has been reported to police for fraud after allegedly trying to pass off a silicon mold as his arm so he could get a vaccination card without actually getting a shot, according to reports. 

November 24, 2021

Italy frees man found guilty of killing Amanda Knox's roommate

Rudy Guede, the only person convicted in the 2007 murder of Amanda Knox's roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was freed Tuesday after serving most of his 16-year prison sentence, his lawyer said.

November 21, 2021

Pope urges young people to protect the environment

Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to "be the critical conscience of society."

November 20, 2021

NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning. 

November 13, 2021

Pope thanks journalists for helping expose church sex scandals

Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up.

November 12, 2021

11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring

An 11-year-old Austrian girl was reportedly infected with gonorrhea after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy.